Lexical Definition

‎גָּדוֹל‎ gâdôwl (gaw-dole') great: large ^H:A
or גָּדֹל gâdôl (gawdole'); (shortened) from ‎גָּדַל‎

[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.

• great (in any sense)
• hence, older
• also insolent

adj
1) great
1a) large (in magnitude and extent)
1b) in number
1c) in intensity
1d) loud (in sound)
1e) older (in age)
1f) in importance
1f1) important things
1f2) great, distinguished (of men)
1f3) God Himself (of God)
subst
1g) great things
1h) haughty things
1i) greatness
n pr m
1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

See Greek: ἅγιον · δυνάστης · δυνατός · ἔσχατος · εὐγενής · ἰσχυρός · μεγαλεῖος · μεγάλως · μέγας · μέγεθος · μεγιστᾶνες · ὑπέρογκος

Extended Information

• adj

• Also named: pe.lish.ti (‎פ‎ְּ‎ל‎ִ‎ש‎ְׁ‎ת‎ִּ‎י‎ "(Sea of the )Philistines" פְּלִשְׁתִּי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גָּדוֺל‎₅₂₂ adjective great — ‎׳‎‎ג‎Gen 4:13 + 279 t.; ‎גָּדֹל‎ Deut 26:8 + 22 t.; construct ‎גְּדוֺל‎ Ezek 17:3; Ezek 17:7; Jer 32:19, ‎גְּדָלֿ‎ Prov 19:19, ‎גְּדָו֯לֿ‎ Ps 145:8; Nah 1:3 suffix ‎גְּדוֺלָם‎ Jer 6:13 + 2 t.; plural ‎גְּדוֺלִים‎ Exod 7:4 + 11 t., ‎גְּדֹלִים‎ Gen 12:17 + 22 t.; construct ‎גְּדֹלֵי‎ 2Kgs 10:6 suffix ‎גְּדֹלָיו‎ 2Kgs 10:11; Jonah 3:7 ‎גְּדוֺלֶיהָ‎Nah 3:10 feminine ‎גְּדוֺלָה‎ Num 22:18 + 96 t.; ‎גְּדֹלָה‎ Gen 15:12 + 31 t.; plural ‎גְּדוֺלֹת‎ Neh 9:26; Neh 12:31, ‎גְּדֹלוֺת‎ Deut 27:2 + 30 t., ‎גְּדֹלֹת‎ Num 13:28 + 7 t.; — great,

1. in magnitude and extent, e.g. sea Num 34:6, river Gen 15:18, wilderness Deut 1:19, rain 1Kgs 18:45, mountain Zech 4:7, city Gen 10:12, house Jer 52:13, altar Josh 22:10, throne 2Chr 9:17, sea-monsters Gen 1:21, fish Jonah 2:1*, eagle Ezek 17:3, terebinth 2Sam 18:9, substance Gen 15:14, wealth Dan 11:2, victory 1Sam 19:5; 1Sam 19:22 ‎בּוֺר הַגָּדוֺל‎ read ‎הַגֹּרֶן‎ ‎׳‎‎ב‎ according to ᵐ5 We Dr.

2. in number, e.g. nation Gen 12:2, congregation Jer 31:8, camp 1Chr 12:22*, army Ezek 17:17, sacrifice 2Kgs 10:19, slaughter Deut 28:59; 1Sam 4:17.

3. in intensity, fear Deut 4:34, weeping Isa 38:3, power ‎כּחַ‎ Exod 32:11, joy Jonah 4:6, anger Deut 29:23*, indignation Jer 21:5, sin Gen 20:9, iniquity Gen 4:13, evil Gen 39:9, trespass Ezek 9:7.

4. in sound, loud voice Gen 39:14, cry Exod 11:6, shout Josh 6:5.

5. in age, elder, eldest, son Gen 27:1, daughter Gen 29:16, brother Gen 10:21, sister Ezek 16:46.

6. in importance,
a. things ‎(הַ)דָּבָר (הַ)גָּדֹל‎ an important thing or affair Exod 18:22; Deut 4:32; 1Sam 12:16; 2Kgs 5:12; 2Kgs 8:13 ‎יום יהוה‎ Jer 30:7; Hos 2:2*; Joel 2:11; Joel 3:4*; Zeph 1:14; Mal 3:23*.
b. of men, great, distinguished, Moses Exod 11:3, David 2Sam 5:10, Job Job 1:3, Mordecai Esth 9:4, kings Eccl 9:14; Jer 27:7 especially of king of Assyr. ‎הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגָּדוֺל‎ 2Kgs 18:19; 2Kgs 18:28 = Isa 36:4; Isa 36:18, = Assyrian šarru rabbu, šarru dannu, e.g. KB^{i. 94, 1. 1}; ‎הַכֹּהֵן‎ ‎הַגָּדוֺל‎ the h.p. Lev 21:10 + 20 t.; ‎(הָ)אִישׁ גָּדוֺל‎ 1Sam 25:2; 2Sam 19:33*; 2Kgs 5:1 ‎אִשָּׁה גְדוֺלָה‎ 2Kgs 4:8 ‎גָּדוֺל‎ a great man 2Sam 3:38; Mic 7:3 ‎לֹא תֶהְדַּר פְּנֵי גָדוֺל‎ thou shalt not honour (favour) the person of a great man (opposed to ‎דָּל‎) Lev 19:15 (H); ‎(הַ)גְּדוֺלִים‎ the great 2Sam 7:9 = 1Chr 17:8; Neh 11:14 (see below) Prov 18:16; Prov 25:6; Jer 5:5 (2Kgs 10:11 ᵐ5^L ἀγχιστεύοντας, Klo ‎גֹּאֲלָיו‎); further ‎גְּדֹלֵי‎ ‎הָעִיר‎ 2Kgs 10:6 ‎(כָּלֿ)גְּדֹלָיו‎ 2Kgs 10:11; Jonah 3:7 ‎כָּלֿ‎ ‎גְּדוֺלֶיהָ‎ Nah 3:10.
c. of God, himself 2Chr 2:4*; Neh 4:8*; Neh 8:6; Ps 86:10; Ps 99:2; Ps 135:5; Ps 147:5; Isa 12:6; Jer 10:6 ‎(הָ)אֵל (הַ)גָּדוֺל‎ Deut 7:21; Deut 10:17; Neh 1:5; Neh 9:32; Ps 77:14*; Ps 95:3; Jer 32:18; Dan 9:4 ‎גדול מכל האלהים‎ Exod 18:11 ‎גדול ומהלל מאד‎ 1Chr 16:25; Ps 48:2*; Ps 96:4; Ps 145:3 ‎מלך גדול‎ Ps 47:3*; Ps 95:3; Mal 1:14 his works Deut 11:7; Judg 2:7; Ps 111:2, glory Ps 21:6*; Ps 138:5, name Josh 7:9; 1Sam 12:22; 1Kgs 8:42; 2Chr 6:32; Ps 76:2*; Ps 99:3; Jer 10:6; Jer 44:26; Ezek 36:23; Mal 1:11 (twice in verse), mercy 1Kgs 3:6; 2Chr 1:8; Ps 57:11*; Ps 86:13; Ps 108:5*, goodness Neh 9:25, compassion Isa 54:7.

7. in phrases ‎עוֺד הַיּוֺם גָּדוֺל‎ it is yet high day (French grand jour, German hoch am Tage, the day is at its height) Gen 29:7 ‎כַּקָּטֹן כַּגָּדֹל‎ (or reverse) as well small as great Deut 1:17; 1Chr 25:8; 1Chr 26:13; 2Chr 31:15 ‎(לְ)מִקָּטֹן וְעַד גָּדוֺל‎ (or reverse) from small to great Gen 19:11; 1Sam 5:9; 1Sam 30:2; 1Sam 30:19; 2Kgs 23:2; 2Kgs 25:26; 2Chr 15:13; 2Chr 34:30; Esth 1:5; Esth 1:20; Jer 6:13; Jer 8:10; Jer 31:34; Jer 42:1; Jer 42:8; Jer 44:12; Jonah 3:5.

8. construct ‎גְּדֹל (הַ)כְּנָפַיִם‎ great of wings Ezek 17:8; Ezek 17:7, so of anger Prov 19:19 (Qr); usually of God, in power Nah 1:3, counsel Jer 32:19, mercy Ps 145:8.

9. as substantive concrete ‎עשׂה גדלות‎ do great things, of God's great acts of redemption and judgement Deut 10:21; Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Job 37:5; Ps 71:19; Ps 106:21 of the miracles of Elisha 2Kgs 8:4 of things too great and so presumptuous, haughty ‎׳‎‎תבקשׁ ג‎ Jer 45:5 ‎׳‎‎מדברת ג‎Ps 12:4* ‎לא‎ ‎׳‎‎הלכתי בג‎ Ps 131:1 (compare Biblical Aramaic Dan 7:8; Dan 7:11; Dan 7:20 also Rev 13:5).

10. as substantive neuter greatness of arm Exod 15:16 compare ‎גָּבֹהַּ‎

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Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book	Refs
Genesis	1:21 · 4:13 · 10:12 · 10:21 · 12:2 · 12:17 · 15:12 · 15:14 · 15:18 · 19:11 · 20:9 · 27:1 · 29:7 · 29:16 · 39:9 · 39:14
Exodus	7:4 · 11:3 · 11:6 · 15:16 · 18:11 · 18:22 · 32:11
Leviticus	19:15 · 21:10
Numbers	13:28 · 22:18 · 34:6
Deuteronomy	1:17 · 1:19 · 4:32 · 4:34 · 7:21 · 10:17 · 10:21 · 11:7 · 26:8 · 27:2 · 28:59 · 29:23*
Joshua	6:5 · 7:9 · 22:10
Judges	2:7
1 Samuel	4:17 · 5:9 · 12:16 · 12:22 · 19:5 · 19:22 · 25:2 · 30:2 · 30:19
2 Samuel	3:38 · 5:10 · 7:9 · 18:9 · 19:33*
1 Kings	3:6 · 8:42 · 18:45
2 Kings	4:8 · 5:1 · 5:12 · 8:4 · 8:13 · 10:6 · 10:11 · 10:19 · 18:19 · 18:28 · 23:2 · 25:26
1 Chronicles	12:22* · 16:25 · 17:8 · 25:8 · 26:13
2 Chronicles	1:8 · 2:4* · 6:32 · 9:17 · 15:13 · 31:15 · 34:30
Nehemiah	1:5 · 4:8* · 8:6 · 9:25 · 9:26 · 9:32 · 11:14 · 12:31
Esther	1:5 · 1:20 · 9:4
Job	1:3 · 5:9 · 9:10 · 37:5
Psalms	12:4* · 21:6* · 47:3* · 48:2* · 57:11* · 71:19 · 76:2* · 77:14* · 86:10 · 86:13 · 95:3 · 96:4 · 99:2 · 99:3 · 106:21 · 108:5* · 111:2 · 131:1 · 135:5 · 138:5 · 145:3 · 145:8 · 147:5
Proverbs	18:16 · 19:19 · 25:6
Ecclesiastes	9:14
Isaiah	12:6 · 36:4 · 36:18 · 38:3 · 54:7
Jeremiah	5:5 · 6:13 · 8:10 · 10:6 · 21:5 · 27:7 · 30:7 · 31:8 · 31:34 · 32:18 · 32:19 · 42:1 · 42:8 · 44:12 · 44:26 · 45:5 · 52:13
Ezekiel	9:7 · 16:46 · 17:3 · 17:7 · 17:8 · 17:17 · 36:23
Daniel	7:8 · 7:11 · 7:20 · 9:4 · 11:2
Hosea	2:2*
Joel	2:11 · 3:4*
Jonah	2:1* · 3:5 · 3:7 · 4:6
Micah	7:3
Nahum	1:3 · 3:10
Zephaniah	1:14
Zechariah	4:7
Malachi	1:11 · 1:14 · 3:23*
Revelation	13:5

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Great Sea • The Mediterranean Sea, the western boundary of the Promised Land.

The Great Sea, also known as the Sea of the Philistines, refers to the Mediterranean Sea, which formed the western boundary of the Promised Land (Numbers 34:6-7; Joshua 1:4; 9:1; 15:12, 47; 23:4; Ezekiel 47:10, 15, 19-20; 48:28; Exodus 23:31).

• A location first mentioned at Num.34.6;
• referred to as Great_Sea or Great (Sea) (=Qere. Ketiv= "border," KJV= "the great sea," NIV= Mediterranean Sea) גָּדוֹל, or (Sea of the )Philistines (NIV= Mediterranean Sea) פְּלִשְׁתִּי.
  

The Great Sea, also referred to as the Sea of the Philistines, is the biblical name for the Mediterranean Sea, which formed the western boundary of the Promised Land. In the description of the boundaries of the land allocated to the Israelites, the Great Sea is mentioned as the western limit (Numbers 34:6-7; Joshua 15:12; Ezekiel 47:20). The extent of the Promised Land is described as reaching from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River (Exodus 23:31). The Great Sea played a significant role in the history and geography of the region, with many important cities and ports located along its coast. The Philistines, who were a major enemy of the Israelites, occupied the coastal plain along the Great Sea (Joshua 9:1; 15:47). In the prophetic visions of Ezekiel, the Great Sea is mentioned in the context of the boundaries of the restored land of Israel (Ezekiel 47:10, 15, 19; 48:28). The Mediterranean Sea was a vital trade route and a source of resources for the ancient civilizations that inhabited the region, including the Israelites, Phoenicians, and Greeks.

All entries for Great Sea or Philistines Sea: גָּדוֹל ☩ פְּלִשְׁתִּי